Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-28
BURDETTE.
Humorous and Incisiyo Comments Oh
Current Topics.


Last week, at about the same hour and on
the same day an editor and u horse died. In
the papers Of his own state the editor was dis.
missed with nine or ten lines. 4 minimum
space OF "a half column was devoted TO tho
horse; the editors told his age, the names o..
his mother. grandfather and grandmother;
told what They did; what tho horse himself
did told what he was worth; how he came 10
be woith so iuu b, and one man spoke Of him
rs the deceased aud all the writers agreed
that in the death OF this horse the country
had suffered a great loss That /, fame, my
boy; il you nro at all ambitious you will
some day be mighty sorry that you weron:
born a "hoSs" instead Of an editor Still Il
YOU 80 with the right kind OF people, you may
yet grow 10 be a sass" That won't help
much. though.
LACKS TIE QUALIFICATIONS.
One young gentleman in this years crop ~
Cornell graduates announces that he Is mn
Anarchi t. Not in f,il standing lac isn't
lie may have selected tat profession, but he
can't qualify. It will take years, patient,
waiting years, of raz1rlcss soapcssncsS be-
fore he can accumulate ihc necessary amount
q hair AMI dirt 70 be full grown Anarchist,
II ne has been at Cornell four years he ough;
20 know that hair and G.rt are the two essen
tals OF Anarchisn; all other thing arc cleo
tive
JUST THAT KIND OF Place.
"This paper snys," remarked Mrs. MacSor-
lev, chat a Columbarium has been c,tab-
lishcd az Philadelphia. What's thatH 1T IS
place where they are going to cast the biz
coumbiad guns for the new steel cruisers,
replied Mr.. MacSorley, who is considered an
authority on military matters 10y Mrs. Mac
Sorlcy. But this seems 20 b, kind 81
place where they make ashes Of dead people,"
said Mrs MacSorley "instcad OF burying
them" "That's just exactly it, said Inc
sorley. "a 100 pound columbial gun makes
hasheS of all the people that gets in its way.
and they can't find enough of 'om - bury
en- That's what it is; a Coumbarium."
he DoEsH'T TXAC~LY CATCH on.
Something or Other. wc can't say jus,
what, but something i'm the little editorial
note. makes nae think that new man has
taken hold Of Tho Nevada W0tclman: The
delay in the appearance II Tho Watchman
this week j. due 10 the f+ct chat our wife and
myself took q Tito trip 60 tac county seat,
where we werc detained ly heavy rains food.
ing the streams and carry ing away bridges.
Tho b:idgc mt Hunters Forks was gone, so
leaving car better hair az Neighhor Padd0cli's
we camc on hy nlyeclf ia time to get out this
weeks edition only $50 days late" he has
tie tune pretty we'll but lie gets the words
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AL Eal Nhot 90 we near. rom eNe.!
city, town md hamlet (exccrt Henry Irviug'S
comes tho ralyins cry: The people; not th'
poAt'l'Is an yes 'l'ls Is '"e S'sn VIA
So ami ,ra 80. i,,.. o,-l ~ ,,,.,. ,io CON.
veutiops md odort tbir~s ".,ontanccus]yn
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peo,.le rejoice in tho conviction Of Jacob
,,loro l...sns, f. saoD,s =, the ordinary mind
that tho temper certainly deserves punish
meat e.o"S with The tempted People don't
lo - 'g '' ny ''''1 'i1n NV ~ .!e
go 80, 30 ~ -, -,
expelled from EIen b,ct.e lie was blibed to
disob-dionco with a handful Of fruit. while
The do'.I " Ut night on having as gooI a time
Is ever i' ~ lhH'.d' l"' we ueN4' Ls''u'
in- mi .roeos. 40 ....er name nt That
ti.no ,,,.,,.r ba.,o nom s,orn. raincl every.
thing ly talins advantage Of hs brothers
weakness. SO. ONCE in a long time, pcoI.,
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sq"" , '''' 0"es Ao"'' ~ t'.'~' pr. A.
% reconcile the other couyicts to their fate
When n man LarEs his Sims bv falling
IAFoosl detective @e.Iar grating no'A!Ao
p.ca5es Liin moro on spreads more meaning
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